Lingerie strap holder



July 13, 1937.

I. o. HAAS 2,086,767

LINGERIE STRAP HOLDER Filed April 2'7, 1936 Patented July 13, 1937UNITED STATES r rsr orrics 4" Claims.

My invention relates to a lingerie strap holder.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a lingerie strap holder ofvery simple and inexpensive construction, comprising a pin of theso-called beauty pin type with a loop extending from the lower part ofthe pin, near'one end thereof, and having at its free end a portion in-1 clined toward the pin, terminating in a secondary loop inclineddownwardly and into the first l0 loop and projecting laterally in bothdirections from the plane of the pin.

With these and other objects in View, my invention consists in theconstruction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of mylingerie strap holder, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, ashereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, andillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a lingerie strap holder embodying myinvention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the lingerie strap holder showing alsoportions of the garment in section; and

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Women commonly wear lingerie provided with straps extended over theirshoulders. These straps tend to slide down over the shoulder.

My lingerie strap holder has a pin portion, which can be fastened on theinside of a dress, preferably at the shoulder seam and has also the loopportion through which the shoulder strap of the lingerie can beconveniently inserted.

In the accompanying drawing, I have used the reference character A toindicate the pin and the character B to show the strap-holding loop.

The pin is in the form of what is commonly known as a beauty pin, havingthe flattened back ill, from which at one end there curves the pinportion H and from which at the other end curves the head or clasp- I2for receiving the pin point.

For convenience, I will describe my holder as though the pin were in asubstantially vertical plane with the pin proper l up.

Extending downwardly from one end of the back H] of the pin is one arml3 of the loop B. 50 From the lower end of the arm 53, the central orbody portion M of the loop B extends substantially parallel with theback I6. At the free end of the body portion 14, the other arm I5extends upwardly toward the pin.

55 The free arm I5 of the loop B is inclined inwardly and downwardly andterminates in a second loop I 6. The loop It extends laterally from thevertical plane of the pin, as clearly shown in Figure 2, so that itprojects from both sides of the loop B. It is somewhat flattened at itsend nearest the arm IS.

The holder is preferably made of metal, which has some spring.

In the practical use of my lingerie holder, the portion ll of the pin isinserted through the material of the dress ll, preferably at theshoulder seam.

The lingerie strap Hi can then be slipped between the back ID of the pinand the loop It, past the loop l6 and allowed to drop into the loop A. 7

My holder will then support the strap, so that the strap can not slipdown over the shoulder, but will always be held properly in place.

The peculiar arrangement and shape of the loop I6 prevents anyaccidental escape of the strap 18 from the loop B.

In Figure 4, I have shown a section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.This illustrates how the loop i6 will hold the strap in place, eventhough the wearer may stoop over or bend sidewise, so as to cause thestrap It to slip toward the end of the loop B.

A holder of this kind has a number of important advantages.

In the first place, the pin can be conveniently and quickly fastened inany dress without sewing the holder. 7 By releasing the pin, the holdercan be removed from the dress for any desired purpose, as when the dressis to be laundered or the pin is to be used with other garments.

After the pin isiastened to the dress. the lingerie strap may be slippedinto place conveniently and easily.

It will be obvious that the strap !8 may he slipped out of the loop. Thetop of the loop is slightly spaced from the back ill of the pin. Thispermits the convenient insertion and removal of the strap, while at thesame time the peculiar shape of the loop it prevents the strap fromaccidentally slipping out of the loop, regardless of the position theholder may take during use.

It will be understood that changes may be made in the details of themethods of manufacture and in the material to be used and in the exactshapes of the parts. For example, the loop it maybe in the form of aloop as shown, or may be simply a fiat member of the same shape. It isnoted that the member 16 must be so located with relation to the back ofthe pin, that it projects on both sides of it.

It is my intention to cover by my claims any variations in the materialused or the structure of the holder, which may be reasonably includedWithin the scope of my invention and of my claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a lingerie strap holder, a beauty pin having a substantiallyU-shaped loop secured at one end thereto, said loop having at its freeend a portion in-turned toward the pin and then inclined away from thepin toward the bottom of the loop, and terminating in a curved looplying in a plane at right angles to that of the pin, and projectinglaterally in both directions from the plane of the first loop.

2. In a lingerie strap holder, a beauty pin, a strap holding loopassociated therewith, having one arm secured to the back of the pin nearone end thereof and another arm inclined toward the pin and terminatingin an in-turned portion inclined toward the base of the loop andprojecting in both directions from the plane of the loop, and having aflattened inner end.

3. In a lingerie strap holder, a beauty pin, a strap-holding loopassociated therewith, having one arm secured to the back of the pin nearone end thereof and another arm inclined toward the pin and terminatingin an in-turned portion projecting in both directions from the plane ofthe loop. 1

4. In a lingerie strap-holder, a beauty pin, a strap-holding loopassociated therewith, having one arm secured to the back of the pin nearone end thereof and another arm inclined toward the pin and terminatingin an in-turned portion projecting in both directions from the plane ofthe loop, said portion being so located with relation to the back of thepin that it projects on both sides of such pin back.

IRMA O. HAAS.

